Icometrix said the current procedural terminology code covers its FDA-cleared quantification software, “creating a path to reimbursement.” 

The estimated increase is driven by multiple factors, including labor shortages, provider contract negotiations and rising drug prices.

The minimally invasive system is made up of two pacemakers that send signals back and forth to one another. One pacemaker is placed on the patient's right ventricle, and the other is placed on the patient's right atrium. 

The American College of Cardiology, Association of Black Cardiologists and several other U.S. societies released a new joint statement on the ruling.

Both the complexity and volume of deals has soared in recent years, the agency noted, prompting the need to review premerger forms for the first time in years. 

The upcoming changes include a total of 395 new codes, 25 deletions and 13 revisions.

The senior statistician purchased short-term stock options, including some that expired the next day, after allegedly being made aware of Paxlovid’s success in clinical trials ahead of a public announcement.

The college issued its call to action on June 29, noting that the value-based care effort has been “plagued with challenges" since its inception.